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Diversified Energy (DEC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$14.30 0.00 (0.00%)
Closing price 07/2/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$14.30 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 07/2/2026 07:31 PM Eastern
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About Diversified Energy Stock (NYSE:DEC)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$13.72
$14.33
50-Day Range
$12.49
$16.78
52-Week Range
$12.33
$18.90
Volume
1.19 million shs
Average Volume
1.30 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.03 billion
P/E Ratio
4.06
Dividend Yield
8.11%
Price Target
$21.83
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Diversified Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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97th Percentile Overall Score

DEC MarketRank™: 

Diversified Energy scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 249 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Diversified Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 7 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Diversified Energy has a consensus price target of $21.83, representing about 52.7% upside from its current price of $14.30.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Diversified Energy has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Diversified Energy's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Diversified Energy are expected to decrease by -32.05% in the coming year, from $4.40 to $2.99 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Diversified Energy is 4.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.57.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Diversified Energy is 4.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 18.37.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Diversified Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.67. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Diversified Energy's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.14% of the float of Diversified Energy has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Diversified Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.14, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Diversified Energy has recently decreased by 12.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Diversified Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.11%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Diversified Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Diversified Energy is 32.95%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Diversified Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 38.80% next year. This indicates that Diversified Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Diversified Energy's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Diversified Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.81. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Diversified Energy this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    23 people have searched for DEC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 64% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    14 people have added Diversified Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 180% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Diversified Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    2.90% of the stock of Diversified Energy is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    26.51% of the stock of Diversified Energy is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Diversified Energy's insider trading history.
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DEC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Diversified Energy's stock was trading at $14.51 at the beginning of the year. Since then, DEC shares have decreased by 1.4% and is now trading at $14.30.

Diversified Energy's top institutional investors include Versant Capital Management Inc (0.01%).
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Shares of DEC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Diversified Energy investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Vertiv (VRT) and Chevron (CVX).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/30 Dividend
5/29/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend
5/29/2026
Dividend Payable
6/30/2026
Today
7/05/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/05/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Energy
Industry
Other Alt Energy
Sub-Industry
Petroleum And Natural Gas
Current Symbol
NYSE:DEC
Previous Symbol
NYSE:DEC
CIK
1922446
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,987
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$27.00
Low Price Target
$17.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+52.7%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
N/A
Trailing P/E Ratio
4.06
Forward P/E Ratio
3.25
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
N/A
Net Margins
N/A
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
N/A
Return on Assets
N/A

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
3.57
Current Ratio
0.47
Quick Ratio
0.47

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.83 billion
Price / Sales
0.57
Cash Flow
$7.99 per share
Price / Cash Flow
1.79
Book Value
$8.54 per share
Price / Book
1.67

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
72,320,000
Free Float
70,226,000
Market Cap
$1.03 billion
Optionable
N/A
Beta
-0.40
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This page (NYSE:DEC) was last updated on 7/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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